So my group wanted our audience to feel a sense of guilt and also sadness because our space was made from materials like plastic and paper which was not really biodegradable and it’s not sustainable. So the space is a forest with the waterfall and our main sense was touch and see, so we had things where the audience could walk around and they would touch the walls and it would be a bit damp.
They would also see that there waterfall is made out of plastic and it wasn’t a natural and clean waterfall and some actions that we did to create the experience was make the space a bit damp and wet because we felt that it gave a kind of sad feeling. I feel like they would think it would be cool at first but then they will soon realise that it’s trying to represent a forest and that the forest is full of unsustainable materials.
1. What message are you conveying through your textile design? Which symbols, colors, and design elements did you incorporate to express this message?
My textile design is a seed, a star and a circular lines, and I was trying to convey a statement of being thankful and also cheerfulness. I chose a seed as one of my symbols because I think it’s a symbol of kindness and like a tree, it will share it’s kindness. The fabric color that I chose is light green because it represents blessing and being thankful, and my ink color that I chose is light yellow because it represents respect to other people and national identity.
2. During this unit, which specific skills and knowledge have you developed the most?
I felt that I knew more about textiles and fabrics because I learnt it’s history and the different types of culture that it represents. I felt that I also knew more about symbolisms because I was able to understand that different types of symbols could mean different types of messages and deep meanings.
3. Which skills and knowledge from this unit do you believe could be valuable outside of Art class?
I think learning about symbolisms could be more valuable outside of Art Class because there are a lot of symbols around us and knowing the different types of meanings and it’s unique values could be important in learning about our surroundings.
One skill that I learned is Batiking, its where you use wax and draw over a fabric, then you dye the fabric the color you want and since the wax part is covering your pattern so the background will be a different color, then you have to heat it, so that pattern will come out.
In past units, I played with pickleball and badminton. In badminton, I think that I did quite good because I was able to serve properly, hit a overhand and do many drops. However, something that I need to improve is try to move more often and around the court more. In pickleball, I think that I need to improve on trying to hit it across the court and something that I did well is trying got serve across the court.
-One strength I bring to math class is that I always do my math homework on time and if I miss one assignment, I do my best to complete it as fast as possible.
-Another strength I bring is trying my best in math class even though I’ve never learned something before, I would try my best to try it.
-A third strength I bring is keeping my notebook neat so that I can read it, most of the time I would try my best to make it neat but I don’t really have the best handwriting but I try to keep my notebook organized into sections.
Area of Growth Identify one Active Learner habit you want to improve during second semester.
-One habit I want to improve this semester is to try to improve my handwriting, even though I know that I can organize my notebook, I think that I need to do a better job on trying to make my handwriting more neat.
-This is an area of growth for me because I know in the future I might not be able to read it or I could make a mistake and understand the wrong idea.
Plan for Growth Explain how you will work on improving this habit.
– I will work on this habit by trying to make my handwriting more neat and force myself to write neater.
– One specific action I will take is while in my other classes, force myself to write neater and stop trying to be lazy and write super fast.
2. Math Notation and Communication
Your examples should show growth in:
math notation
showing work clearly
justifying your reasoning
Reflection:
Write one sentence answering this question: How has my math work improved?
My math work has improved because I think that I show my step more and I try my best to check my work after finishing a test.
Over time, my math notebook shows how I took more notes when listening to lessons and while watching videos.
My math organization improved because I think that I kinda told myself that I needed to be more organized and not try to just have it all in my head.
During the conference:
Bring your physical math notebook.
Have it open and ready to show your examples as you speak.
3. Evidence of Understanding of Key Concepts
Choose two examples of your math learning that highlight your strengths and growth.
You may use work you have already completed, but photographs or screenshots are required.
Your examples may come from:
-Designing Your Story Problem
-Sticker Project
-Pumpkin Project
-A math assessment (choose one specific problem you are proud of)
Reflection (for each example):
Write 2–3 sentences explaining what the example shows.
Focus on:
Example sentence starters:
-One strength in this work is that me and my partner did our best to be as detailed as possible and check the requirements so that both of us could have a meeting. In addition, I think
-This work shows growth because I felt that last time I would check the rubric and I would just try to do my best and I wouldn’t know what I’m trying to achieve but I felt that in this project I understood what I was aiming for and also did my best.
Final Reflection:
After both examples, write one sentence describing your overall understanding of key math concepts.
-Overall, my work shows that I can show and explain my thinking and show all my working process while solving a problem.
-My examples show growth in my ability to check my work after calculating it and making sure that I meet the requirements.
During the conference:
I chose the sticker project and the design a problem project because I think that these 2 projects, I showed my best work and I’m really proud of how I showed all my working and steps and also check the rubric/ requirements.
I think that I’m doing well in this unit because I learned the basic skills already and I enjoy playing this sport. I already know how to do drops and smashes but I hope to make my smashes more sharp and I think my drops also needs to be more sharp. But I think that main skill I have to work on is trying to this where my opponent will have a hard time being and try to hit my shot accurately. In addition, I think that my nets are also getting better but I hope to improve it by next year. But overall, I think that I had a great time doing this unit and I hope next year, I could be better than I am right now. My goal next year for badminton, is to get into APAC but I think it will be challenging but I’ll make sure I’ll work hard.
Part 1: Unit 2 Topic A and B Test Reflection (Functions & Statistics)
A. Evidence of Your Best Thinking
Select two questions from your Unit 2 test that best show your thinking.
I chose Question __5___ as evidence of my best thinking because I think that I was able to understand the question and I tried my best to describe the the association of the graph.
I chose Question ___3__ as evidence of my best thinking because I think that I was able to write down all my steps and write down all of my thinking process, which is why I think that I did well on this question.
B. Skills Reflection
Complete each sentence honestly and thoughtfully.
Throughout Unit 2, I improved the most at statistics because I think that before I even learnt this unit, I didn’t even know what to do, and after this unit even though I still struggle sometimes, I think that I improved a lot.
One skill from this unit that I still need to work on is statistics because, like I said even though I didn’t do so well at the summative, I think that even thought I learnt this without learning it outside of school I still understand the basic of this section of the unit.
The biggest challenge for me on this assessment was trying to understand word problems because I usually only do equations so I sometimes struggle with doing word problems.
One strategy that helped me on this test was writing out the steps so that I can recheck my work and try to reduce as much mistakes as possible.
Part 2: Goal Reflection & End-of-Semester Check-In
A. Looking Back at Your Last Goal
Last unit, you set this goal:My goal is to try to understand all the things that we learnt and also the things that I said that I had a hard time to understand. Some things that could get in the way is me being too lazy to try to review and also listening to the lesson and not asking questions and I feel like I need to review the things that we learned and I also need to try to review or task myself with harder questions.
How well did you work toward this goal? ☐ Very well ☐ Somewhat ☐ I struggled with this
What helped you make progress toward this goal? I think that I tried to review more at home and now, even though my math results might not be good, I think that my progress towards it is getting better.
What got in the way of this goal (if anything)? Probably, being lazy and thinking that I don’t need to review, but now I think that I tried to review every time before a test.
B. End-of-Semester Self Reflection
List three strengths you have shown last semester: Submitting my homework on time, trying my best in math classes, and progressively trying to work hard.
List three areas you still want to improve: Understanding the unit better, not making silly mistakes like forgetting to write the units and continue to keep on trying to review each time a test comes.
C. New Academic Goal Moving Forward
In the next unit I want to understanding the unit better, not making silly mistakes like forgetting to write the units and continue to keep on trying to review each time a test comes. In the next unit, I just want to work on the things that I’m lacking right now.
What might get in the way of this goal being lazy and procrastinating my homework thinking that I don’t need to review.
What will I do if I get stuck or need help? I will try to ask my tutor or my teacher or ask my sibling since they understand math really well.
My story was about Bob wanting to open a pizza shop but he encountered a lot of problems for example, trying to offered the land, materials and ingredients to make his pizza shop popular. He encountered a lot of problems such as a hole in his roof and trying calculate the total of money he had.
the part of the project that I was the most proud of was probably counting the price of all the materials because for me it was really fun and I just really enjoyed calculating it making it seem more realistic.
The hardest part of probably trying to create a graph for the situation because I felt that it was super hard for me to find the write scale and also thinking of a problem so that there would be a decrease in his income.
I think that me and my partner did our best and I wouldn’t really change anything because I felt we tried our hardest to make this story sound as realistic as possible.
It helped me understand the different intervals, ranges, and slopes. I think this project was really fun for me and I wouldn’t find doing it again.
Unit 3 was my favourite unit because we had more freedom what we could do because, it wasn’t just specifically about one aspects and we could do it about any relationship. For this unit, I did my relationship about Peter Parker and MJ because I wanted to focus on a healthy relationship and why was the relationship healthy even though Peter was hiding secrets from MJ.
Overall, I really enjoyed Health Class because we learned about different things that was very new to me and it taught me things that I didn’t know about. When I learnt how our society portraits specific things and how our body does things that we weren’t sure why, I was shocked to learn that and now, when I’m presenting or sharing a project, I try to stay calm because now I just know that it’s the FFF response and I could just stay calm when I take deep breathes. In the future, I hope I can learn new things that relate to health because it interest me how there are so much things about our body that we don’t really know or understand.
When the audience sees my canvas, I want them to imagine a very calm atmosphere and when they look carefully into the canvas, they can see things that I enjoy or a part of me. For example, when you look at my canvas from far, you can see a very yellow orange college, but when you look closer, you can see badminton, brown eyes, Malaysia flag, food, and a candle. Some of these symbols are the things that I enjoy doing or eating, while some of the symbols are just things that show who I am.
Risk and Experimentation:
For me, it was very hard for me to choose my image of myself, and I kinda of drafted my canvas when I chose my past image, so I had to adapt the change the style of the whole thing. However, at the end I really enjoyed my final product and I think that it looked better than I imagined. I think that I did really well on expressing who I am with this canvas and also including symbols that show what I like.
